Sachin Tendulkar turns 47: Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag recall batting maestro's pranks

Former India captain Sachin Tendulkar celebrated his 47th birthday on Friday. Sachin Tendulkar is arguably greatest batsman of all-time and is widely regarded as ‘God of Cricket’. Sachin Tendulkar, who is highest run-scorer in Tests as well as ODIs, was kwn for his impeccable batting technique. As serious as Sachin Tendulkar was while facing bowlers on field, he seemed to be exactly opposite off field.

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Sachin Tendulkar is considered to be a jovial character, who was an equally fun-loving prankster in dressing room despite his seniority in team for majority of his 24-year career. Sachin Tendulkar's former teammates Virender Sehwag and Sourav Ganguly have revealed several incidents where Master Blaster had played torious pranks on m and shed some light on same.

Sourav Ganguly recalls his teen days with Sachin Tendulkar

While speaking on a chat show Breakfast with Champions, Sourav Ganguly revealed a hilarious incident from ir teen days when y were in Indore for a national camp. Sourav Ganguly said he along with his roommate were sleeping in afteron as it was a Sunday and he was extremely tired after a gruelling training session that morning. Sourav Ganguly added that when he woke up around 5 pm, re was water in his room and all his things were floating in water. 

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Sourav Ganguly thought a pipe must have burst in bathroom so he went to check, only to find it completely fine. Sourav Ganguly n opened door of room where Sachin Tendulkar and Vid Kambli were standing with buckets filled with water in ir hands. He added that y were going to throw more water in room when he asked m what were y doing.

Sachin Tendulkar asked m why were y sleeping in afteron. To which Sourav Ganguly replied if y had committed a crime by sleeping in afteron. Tendulkar n asked m to come to play tennis ball cricket. Ganguly told Tendulkar that he could have woken m rmally and added that why did he wake m up by filling his room with water. On same chat show, Tendulkar seconded story and said that eventually, Ganguly got used to such pranks in dressing room eventually, which improved its atmosphere more importantly.

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Virender Sehwag reveals how Sachin Tendulkar once pranked him 

Virender Sehwag also revealed a prank played by Sachin Tendulkar on him. Virender Sehwag said that in famous match against Pakistan at 2003 Cricket World Cup, he asked Tendulkar to take strike against Wasim Akram as he had been getting out to left-arm pacers like Chaminda Vaas and Nathan Bracken in past. Tendulkar denied Sehwag's request constantly.

Sehwag furr said that he kept begging him at lunch break and after innings as well. But Tendulkar was firm on his decision. Virender Sehwag added that even when y went out to bat, he kept requesting while reaching  30-yard circle, but Tendulkar didn't change his mind. In end, Tendulkar suddenly went ahead to take strike and faced Wasim Akram, which was a huge sigh of relief for Virender Sehwag. Tendulkar confirmed that he was pulling Sehwag's leg jovially as both laughed off incident and took India to a memorable victory.

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